BURL
Burlington StoresCNYSE / Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
Q1 showed strong comp and margin leverage, management passed through the upside to FY26, and the Q2 guide still points to double-digit sales growth plus further EBIT margin expansion. The analyst target backdrop remains above the current price, so a durable follow-through in traffic and margins could re-rate the stock higher.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -0.3.
What can break
Debt remains meaningful at $1.917B even with solid liquidity, so capital returns and debt reduction will continue to compete for cash.
Momentum
60
Value
47
Sentiment
47
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $355.00 · Bull $410.00 · Bear $270.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $367.07
Why
Momentum60 · Δ7d -6.1
Value47 · Δ7d -0.3
Sentiment47 · Δ7d -8.6
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
60
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.1
Δ21d
-17.8
Value
47
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.3
Δ21d
-0.2
Sentiment
47
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-8.6
Δ21d
-8.7
Why this grade
Composite grade C. Momentum 59.9 / Value 47.3 / Sentiment 46.6
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$22.16B
Beta
1.74
Shares Out
62.94M
P/E (TTM)
34.9
P/S (TTM)
1.70
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
59.00
Rev YoY
+14.1%
EPS YoY
+13.5%
Gross Margin
+40.4%
Op Margin
+7.0%
Net Debt
$4.77B
Current Ratio
1.16
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology